Composition for removing soot from chimneys.



-. UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

GARDNER L.

COMPOSITION FOR REMOVING SOOT FROM CHIMNEYS- Specificationof LettersPatent.

Patented ma 14, 1907.

Application filed November 3, 1906. Serial No. 341,960.

To all whom, it may concern.-

Be it known that I, GARDNER L. GRAY, a citizen of the United States, anda resident of Paducah, in the county of McCracken and State of Kentucky,have made a certain new and useful Invention in Composition for BemovinSoot from Chimneys; and I declare the fol owing to be a full, clear, andexact description of the same, such as will enable others skilled in theart to which it appertains to make and use the invention.

.The invention relates to means for removing soot-from chimneys, and itconsists in a novel composition consisting of certain in.- gredientscompounded together substantially as hereinafter set forth.

In making this composition I take:

parts by measure of sodium chlorid or common salt. 25 parts of finelydivided sludge zinc concentrates. 20 parts of rosin. 10 parts-of roundoyster shells. 10 parts of hardwoofsaw'dust. 10 parts of oxid of iron.These ingredients are each reduced to ground or pulverized form, and arethen thoroughly mixed together.

This .composition is used by throwing a portion of it upon a fire, whenit will form a gas or vapor which will take the soot'out of the fire boxand pipe or chimney.

The sawdust is used as a filleror to give the composition the requiredbody, while the oxid of iron is used as a coloring matter.

What I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. A soot removing composition consisting of sodium chlorid, a compound'of zinc, rosin, shells, sawdust and oxid of iron compounded to ethersubstantially in the proportions an manner set forth.

' 2. A soot removing composition, consisting of sodium chlorid, acompound of zinc, rosin, shells, and a filler, compounded togethersubstantially in the proportions and manner set forth.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature, in presence of two witnesses;

GARDNER L. GRAY. Witnesses: B. W. BUCKLEY, H. Y. DAY.

GRAY, OF PADUCAH, KENTUCKY, ASSIGNOR or ONE-HALF To JAKE BIEDERMAN, OF'PADUCAH, KENTUCKY.

